The Long Walk (Lao: ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ) is a 2019 Laotian drama film directed by Mattie Do, and her third feature film overall. It premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. It also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Plot
An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time fifty years to the moment of his mother's painful death.
Cast
Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy as The Old Man
Vilouna Phetmany as Lina
Por Silatsa as The Boy
Noutnapha Soydara as The Girl
Chanthamone Inoudome as The Mother
Brandon Hashimoto as Kenji
Release
The Long Walk was given favourable reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 96% positive rating based on 48 reviews, with the consensus stating that the film "may require patience from some viewers, but they'll be rewarded with a thoughtful and alluringly atmospheric ghost story."